Joni's Guidebook
Good food close buy
Very nice salads and pizzabar with vegetarian and gluten free choices. You have to try cold smoked salmon pizza. That a must! Yummy! Good wines and local small brewery beer. Often live music on the weekends. Very chilled out and comfy place just 700 meters walk from the apartment!
31 residents recomanen
Linko PizzaBar
5 RuusulankatuVery nice salads and pizzabar with vegetarian and gluten free choices. You have to try cold smoked salmon pizza. That a must! Yummy! Good wines and local small brewery beer. Often live music on the weekends. Very chilled out and comfy place just 700 meters walk from the apartment!
One of the best real Italian pizzerias in town!
Daddy Green's pizzas are made on a gas fired brick oven that has come straight from Naples, Italy. You can really taste the real Neapolitan pizza here! Yummy!
18 residents recomanen
Daddy Greens Pizzabar Töölö
3 HumalistonkatuOne of the best real Italian pizzerias in town!
Daddy Green's pizzas are made on a gas fired brick oven that has come straight from Naples, Italy. You can really taste the real Neapolitan pizza here! Yummy!
Nice and fresh sushi buffet (just next to the apartment, 270 meters ) lunch time 11,90€, evenings and weekends 15,90€. Friendly service.
Makuja Töölö
14 TopeliuksenkatuNice and fresh sushi buffet (just next to the apartment, 270 meters ) lunch time 11,90€, evenings and weekends 15,90€. Friendly service.
Really fresh and nice brunch on Sundays (cost app. 30-36€).
Töölönranta is a stylish meeting place in Töölönlahti Bay, immediately adjacent to the Finnish National Opera, just a 700 m walk from the apartment.
Our light-filled dining room and cosy lounge with a fire offer wonderful, expansive views of Hesperia Park and Töölönlahti Bay. Our kitchen serves up modern Scandinavian cuisine with European touches.
Come and enjoy the views at Töölönlahti Bay!
11 residents recomanen
Töölönranta
56 HelsinginkatuReally fresh and nice brunch on Sundays (cost app. 30-36€).
Töölönranta is a stylish meeting place in Töölönlahti Bay, immediately adjacent to the Finnish National Opera, just a 700 m walk from the apartment.
Our light-filled dining room and cosy lounge with a fire offer wonderful, expansive views of Hesperia Park and Töölönlahti Bay. Our kitchen serves up modern Scandinavian cuisine with European touches.
Come and enjoy the views at Töölönlahti Bay!
Beach
Nice, clean and spacious Hietsu beach just 2 km from the apartment. Rent a citybike just outside the culture factory Korjaamo (50 m from the apartment) and you will feel the warm sand between your toes in just 5 minutes. Or take a nice walk through Sibelius park and walk next to the shore to Hietsu beach just in 20 min enjoying a local ice-cream on the way. Outdoor gym, beach volley, showers, toilets free for everyone.
153 residents recomanen
Hietaranta Beach
HiekkarannantieNice, clean and spacious Hietsu beach just 2 km from the apartment. Rent a citybike just outside the culture factory Korjaamo (50 m from the apartment) and you will feel the warm sand between your toes in just 5 minutes. Or take a nice walk through Sibelius park and walk next to the shore to Hietsu beach just in 20 min enjoying a local ice-cream on the way. Outdoor gym, beach volley, showers, toilets free for everyone.
Sightseeing
The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki is one of the capital’s most visited and adored attractions. It is located in the Sibelius Park, 650 meters from the apartment, just a stone throw away from the sea. The abstract – and at the time controversial – monument was unveiled in 1967. The aim of this majestic piece is to capture the essence of Sibelius’ music – many would agree that it lives to expectations.
166 residents recomanen
Monument a Sibelius
MechelininkatuThe Sibelius Monument in Helsinki is one of the capital’s most visited and adored attractions. It is located in the Sibelius Park, 650 meters from the apartment, just a stone throw away from the sea. The abstract – and at the time controversial – monument was unveiled in 1967. The aim of this majestic piece is to capture the essence of Sibelius’ music – many would agree that it lives to expectations.
The sea fortress, founded in 1748, is one of the most popular sights in Finland with around one million visitors annually.
Suomenlinna is a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Finland. Visitors are not charged an admission fee – you only need to pay for the ferry crossing. Suomenlinna is also a borough of Helsinki.
The many cafés, restaurants and terraces of Suomenlinna are charming oases. There are plenty of options, from cafés and lunch restaurants to fine dining. All of the cafés and restaurants serve during the summer season and many of them also serve visitors during the winter season. In addition, the fortress has a brewery.
The main sights are situated along the blue route which runs across the fortress.Watch a video of the blue route.
Suomenlinna is accessible only by water. A HSL ferry service runs from the Market Square to Suomenlinna throughout the year. Buy HSL ticket AB zone with HSL app. In the summer season, a water bus service to Suomenlinna is also available. Waterbus tickets can be bought either online, at the ticket booth in the Market Square or on board the bus. Please note, that only return tickets can be bought online. One way tickets can be purchased in the Market Square or on board the waterbus.
The trip to Suomenlinna takes 15–20 minutes and offers magnificent views of Helsinki and the surroundings from the sea. During the cold winter months, the trip through the ice-covered
430 residents recomanen
Suomenlinna
The sea fortress, founded in 1748, is one of the most popular sights in Finland with around one million visitors annually.
Suomenlinna is a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Finland. Visitors are not charged an admission fee – you only need to pay for the ferry crossing. Suomenlinna is also a borough of Helsinki.
The many cafés, restaurants and terraces of Suomenlinna are charming oases. There are plenty of options, from cafés and lunch restaurants to fine dining. All of the cafés and restaurants serve during the summer season and many of them also serve visitors during the winter season. In addition, the fortress has a brewery.
The main sights are situated along the blue route which runs across the fortress.Watch a video of the blue route.
Suomenlinna is accessible only by water. A HSL ferry service runs from the Market Square to Suomenlinna throughout the year. Buy HSL ticket AB zone with HSL app. In the summer season, a water bus service to Suomenlinna is also available. Waterbus tickets can be bought either online, at the ticket booth in the Market Square or on board the bus. Please note, that only return tickets can be bought online. One way tickets can be purchased in the Market Square or on board the waterbus.
The trip to Suomenlinna takes 15–20 minutes and offers magnificent views of Helsinki and the surroundings from the sea. During the cold winter months, the trip through the ice-covered
Discover the beauty of Old Town of Porvoo just 50 km away from the apartment towards the east.
Old Porvoo, with its red-ochre painted riverside warehouses, is one of the most photographed national landscapes in Finland and a steady favorite among travelers. Here you can admire the colorful wooden houses and stroll the winding cobbled streets - as if in a children's story book. Old Porvoos numerous award-winning restaurants, romantic hotels and B&B's, cute cafes, quirky shops, chocolateries and boutiques invite you to stay for longer than just a day. Old Porvoo is also surrounded by a beautiful National Urban Park that stretches over the whole river valley. Porvoo is easy to reach from Helsinki by bus or by boat in the summer.
Old Porvoo is very dear to us and one of our most important goals is to promote sustainable tourism. Please enjoy and respect Old Porvoo!
Welcome!
By bus
Jump on the bus 848 at busstop Töölö sporthall on the other side of the road. Travel time around 1 hour 4 minutes. Faster busses eg. Onnibus that leaves from Kamppi bus station every 60 minutes. Buy ticket straight from onnibus helsinki porvoo app. Tickets vary from 3-5 €.
By boat
Take the M/S J.L.Runeberg cruising boat to Porvoo. Boat leaves from Market Square almost every day during 16.5.-5.9.
10 AM departure from Market Square, helsinki
1.20 PM Arrives to Porvoo
4 PM Departure from Porvoo
7.25 Arrives to Market Square , Helsinki
Enjoy the archipelago, salmon soup and a glass of white wine on the cruise!
Boat prices:
Adults
one way ticket 29€
both ways 39 €
Children 7-16 years
one way ticket 14€
both ways 19 €
Retired/students
one way ticket 25€
both ways 35 €
8 residents recomanen
Old Town Of Porvoo
6 JokikatuDiscover the beauty of Old Town of Porvoo just 50 km away from the apartment towards the east.
Old Porvoo, with its red-ochre painted riverside warehouses, is one of the most photographed national landscapes in Finland and a steady favorite among travelers. Here you can admire the colorful wooden houses and stroll the winding cobbled streets - as if in a children's story book. Old Porvoos numerous award-winning restaurants, romantic hotels and B&B's, cute cafes, quirky shops, chocolateries and boutiques invite you to stay for longer than just a day. Old Porvoo is also surrounded by a beautiful National Urban Park that stretches over the whole river valley. Porvoo is easy to reach from Helsinki by bus or by boat in the summer.
Old Porvoo is very dear to us and one of our most important goals is to promote sustainable tourism. Please enjoy and respect Old Porvoo!
Welcome!
By bus
Jump on the bus 848 at busstop Töölö sporthall on the other side of the road. Travel time around 1 hour 4 minutes. Faster busses eg. Onnibus that leaves from Kamppi bus station every 60 minutes. Buy ticket straight from onnibus helsinki porvoo app. Tickets vary from 3-5 €.
By boat
Take the M/S J.L.Runeberg cruising boat to Porvoo. Boat leaves from Market Square almost every day during 16.5.-5.9.
10 AM departure from Market Square, helsinki
1.20 PM Arrives to Porvoo
4 PM Departure from Porvoo
7.25 Arrives to Market Square , Helsinki
Enjoy the archipelago, salmon soup and a glass of white wine on the cruise!
Boat prices:
Adults
one way ticket 29€
both ways 39 €
Children 7-16 years
one way ticket 14€
both ways 19 €
Retired/students
one way ticket 25€
both ways 35 €
Parks
Enjoy the historical Sibelius Park with its old beautiful trees, small lake and famous Sibelius monument. Grab a blanket with you and have a picnic and enjoy the summer breeze. Just 300 meters from the apartment!
24 residents recomanen
Parc Sibelius
39 MechelininkatuEnjoy the historical Sibelius Park with its old beautiful trees, small lake and famous Sibelius monument. Grab a blanket with you and have a picnic and enjoy the summer breeze. Just 300 meters from the apartment!
Traversing Helsinki from south to north, the Central Park of Helsinki offers excellent opportunities for outdoor sports and recreation. Nature in the Central Park is varied, with many different types of terrain and species of birds and mammals. The Central Park begins in the south at Töölönlahti Bay in the middle of the city and ends in Haltiala and the River Vantaa on the northern border of Helsinki. Covering a thousand hectares, the Central Park is ten kilometres in length and an excellent representative of the rich and varied nature in the southern coastal area.
In the Central Park, you can feel the rhythm of the seasons, with their changing colours, light, and smells. It is a place where people go for an outing, play, do fitness training or sports, tend their allotment gardens, study nature, and just relax. Many city inhabitants go through the park daily on their way to work.
111 residents recomanen
Central Park
Traversing Helsinki from south to north, the Central Park of Helsinki offers excellent opportunities for outdoor sports and recreation. Nature in the Central Park is varied, with many different types of terrain and species of birds and mammals. The Central Park begins in the south at Töölönlahti Bay in the middle of the city and ends in Haltiala and the River Vantaa on the northern border of Helsinki. Covering a thousand hectares, the Central Park is ten kilometres in length and an excellent representative of the rich and varied nature in the southern coastal area.
In the Central Park, you can feel the rhythm of the seasons, with their changing colours, light, and smells. It is a place where people go for an outing, play, do fitness training or sports, tend their allotment gardens, study nature, and just relax. Many city inhabitants go through the park daily on their way to work.
Töölönlahti Bay offers outdoor activities, restaurants, cafés, small outdoor gym and childrens' playground just 700 meters from the apartment.
The park around the Töölö Bay begins in the heart of Helsinki and there's a popular walking path circling the bay. The Winter Garden, boasting hundreds of plants, is located at the north end of the bay. Wooden villas along the shores are a reminder of Helsinki's history. The Töölö Bay is a treasure especially for bird watchers. Töölönlahti park is a new oasis for culture and city events that has been developed along the southern shoreline.
97 residents recomanen
Toloviken
Töölönlahti Bay offers outdoor activities, restaurants, cafés, small outdoor gym and childrens' playground just 700 meters from the apartment.
The park around the Töölö Bay begins in the heart of Helsinki and there's a popular walking path circling the bay. The Winter Garden, boasting hundreds of plants, is located at the north end of the bay. Wooden villas along the shores are a reminder of Helsinki's history. The Töölö Bay is a treasure especially for bird watchers. Töölönlahti park is a new oasis for culture and city events that has been developed along the southern shoreline.
Kaivopuisto is situated right at the tip of the Helsinki peninsula. It is one of the oldest and most popular parks in the city.
Helsinki's oldest and best known park is surrounded by embassies and villas. The nearby sea, rock cliffs and green lawns offer many opportunities to relax and enjoy the outdoors. During winter, if the snow situation permits, the park is popular for sledding. At the highest point of the park is the Ursa Observatory. There are also several cafées and restaurants along the shore and on the islands.
A lot of cafes, restaurants and bars along the coastline. Possibility to take a boat ride and visit islands near by.
189 residents recomanen
Kaivopuisto
Kaivopuisto is situated right at the tip of the Helsinki peninsula. It is one of the oldest and most popular parks in the city.
Helsinki's oldest and best known park is surrounded by embassies and villas. The nearby sea, rock cliffs and green lawns offer many opportunities to relax and enjoy the outdoors. During winter, if the snow situation permits, the park is popular for sledding. At the highest point of the park is the Ursa Observatory. There are also several cafées and restaurants along the shore and on the islands.
A lot of cafes, restaurants and bars along the coastline. Possibility to take a boat ride and visit islands near by.
Saunas, swimming pools and water slides
Sompasauna is a free, volunteer run, public sauna in Helsinki's industrial waterfront. How cool is that?
Sompasauna is a wood-burning self-service public sauna, built and maintained by a group of volunteers in Helsinki.
Visitors enjoy the sauna and swim in the sea at their own risk; there is no lifeguard or staff on-site.
The sauna is open around the clock and free for everyone to use.
LOCATION
Sompasauna is located in Sompasaari Helsinki, a 15 minute walk from the Kalasatama metro station. Check out the Google map at the bottom of the page.
WHAT TO BRING
Visitors bring their own towel (swimsuit optional) and sauna beverages (note! No glass bottles allowed). An open-fire grill is also available to cook sausages.
Firewood is usually available on site but, in winter, it’s advisable to buy a small bag of firewood from a 24h gas station or supermarket.
Throwing freshwater on the stove is allowed. (no sea water!) In winter, it’s advisable to buy a canister of spring water from a 24h gas station or supermarket.
SAFETY TIPS
• Do not use the stove if you are not familiar with fireplaces
• Be careful with sharp and slippery rocks on the seashore
• Avoid swimming further than 15 meters from the shore
• Do not throw sea water on the stove. Only use spring water
Ask Finns for tips on how to enjoy sauna – they will gladly help you.
Please remember to keep the sauna neat and tidy. Clean up after yourself and take your trash with you.
Welcome!
69 residents recomanen
Sompasauna
6 VerkkosaarenkujaSompasauna is a free, volunteer run, public sauna in Helsinki's industrial waterfront. How cool is that?
Sompasauna is a wood-burning self-service public sauna, built and maintained by a group of volunteers in Helsinki.
Visitors enjoy the sauna and swim in the sea at their own risk; there is no lifeguard or staff on-site.
The sauna is open around the clock and free for everyone to use.
LOCATION
Sompasauna is located in Sompasaari Helsinki, a 15 minute walk from the Kalasatama metro station. Check out the Google map at the bottom of the page.
WHAT TO BRING
Visitors bring their own towel (swimsuit optional) and sauna beverages (note! No glass bottles allowed). An open-fire grill is also available to cook sausages.
Firewood is usually available on site but, in winter, it’s advisable to buy a small bag of firewood from a 24h gas station or supermarket.
Throwing freshwater on the stove is allowed. (no sea water!) In winter, it’s advisable to buy a canister of spring water from a 24h gas station or supermarket.
SAFETY TIPS
• Do not use the stove if you are not familiar with fireplaces
• Be careful with sharp and slippery rocks on the seashore
• Avoid swimming further than 15 meters from the shore
• Do not throw sea water on the stove. Only use spring water
Ask Finns for tips on how to enjoy sauna – they will gladly help you.
Please remember to keep the sauna neat and tidy. Clean up after yourself and take your trash with you.
Welcome!
Allas Sea Pool is a garden-like oasis in the heart of Helsinki with a large pool area and magnificent saunas. Allas is run completely by renewable energy. In addition to swimming, bathing in the saunas and good food, Allas Sea Pool offers many options for wellness.
Spending a perfect day at Allas means relaxing, lingering and enjoying the experience with all of your senses, refreshing both the body and the mind. Nestled in the middle of Helsinki, next to the Market square, here to be enjoyed every day of the year.
218 residents recomanen
Piscina del mar Allas
2a KatajanokanlaituriAllas Sea Pool is a garden-like oasis in the heart of Helsinki with a large pool area and magnificent saunas. Allas is run completely by renewable energy. In addition to swimming, bathing in the saunas and good food, Allas Sea Pool offers many options for wellness.
Spending a perfect day at Allas means relaxing, lingering and enjoying the experience with all of your senses, refreshing both the body and the mind. Nestled in the middle of Helsinki, next to the Market square, here to be enjoyed every day of the year.
Löyly, an urban oasis occupying a stretch of beautiful Helsinki waterfront, offers a warm welcome and many delights for locals and visitors alike. On a beautiful summer’s day, our terrace is the place to be and our saunas are available daily.
While Löyly offers exceptional architecture in a unique location, it is our commitment to sustainable business and green construction that truly sets us apart. The environment has been our number one consideration throughout the project, informing everything from our choice of FSC certified building materials to our menu.
322 residents recomanen
Löyly Helsinki
4 HernesaarenrantaLöyly, an urban oasis occupying a stretch of beautiful Helsinki waterfront, offers a warm welcome and many delights for locals and visitors alike. On a beautiful summer’s day, our terrace is the place to be and our saunas are available daily.
While Löyly offers exceptional architecture in a unique location, it is our commitment to sustainable business and green construction that truly sets us apart. The environment has been our number one consideration throughout the project, informing everything from our choice of FSC certified building materials to our menu.
Great place to go with kids! It's budget and has water slide!
Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue located behind the Helsinki Olympic Stadium just a 950 meter walk from the apartment.
Tickets adults 4,5 € and children 2,2 €.
Note! Make sure you have 50 cent coin for the locker. Lockers ONLY take 50 cent coin, and you will get it back after your stay.
The Swimming Stadium is a popular recreational venue for citizens. It is open from the beginning of May to the end of September. It is a popular place and in summertime it is visited by about 5,000 swimmers every day .
The stadium has three pools:
- 50 metre exercise swimming pool
- childrens' pool
- diving pool
- a small, shallow, round wading pool for small children a little further away
- divingboards 1, 3, 5, 7,5 ja 10 m
- springboards 2 x 1 m, 3 m
The area also has a
- water slide*
- indoor gym and small outdoor gym
- basketball field
- volleyball field
- table tennis table
- café
* Waterslide is open between 4.6. - 12.8. between 12 -18 PM
Half day ticket 5 €.
Note! Children and adult In order to use the waterslide you must have swimming skills.
62 residents recomanen
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
5 HammarskjöldintieGreat place to go with kids! It's budget and has water slide!
Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue located behind the Helsinki Olympic Stadium just a 950 meter walk from the apartment.
Tickets adults 4,5 € and children 2,2 €.
Note! Make sure you have 50 cent coin for the locker. Lockers ONLY take 50 cent coin, and you will get it back after your stay.
The Swimming Stadium is a popular recreational venue for citizens. It is open from the beginning of May to the end of September. It is a popular place and in summertime it is visited by about 5,000 swimmers every day .
The stadium has three pools:
- 50 metre exercise swimming pool
- childrens' pool
- diving pool
- a small, shallow, round wading pool for small children a little further away
- divingboards 1, 3, 5, 7,5 ja 10 m
- springboards 2 x 1 m, 3 m
The area also has a
- water slide*
- indoor gym and small outdoor gym
- basketball field
- volleyball field
- table tennis table
- café
* Waterslide is open between 4.6. - 12.8. between 12 -18 PM
Half day ticket 5 €.
Note! Children and adult In order to use the waterslide you must have swimming skills.
Attractions
Great to visit with kids! It's free and has childrens' playground outside. Check out the top floor!
Oodi is Helsinki’s new Central Library and a living meeting place. Its wide range of services and facilities are available to residents seven days a week, from early in the morning till late in the evening. Oodi functions as a living room for residents, located right at the heart of Helsinki.
93 residents recomanen
Biblioteca Central d'Oodi
4 TöölönlahdenkatuGreat to visit with kids! It's free and has childrens' playground outside. Check out the top floor!
Oodi is Helsinki’s new Central Library and a living meeting place. Its wide range of services and facilities are available to residents seven days a week, from early in the morning till late in the evening. Oodi functions as a living room for residents, located right at the heart of Helsinki.
Helsinki Market Square in the harbor. A lot of traditional street food dishes, tourist gift shops, seagulls, boats and people.
125 residents recomanen
Kauppatori
EtelärantaHelsinki Market Square in the harbor. A lot of traditional street food dishes, tourist gift shops, seagulls, boats and people.
Events, food, movies, culture, summer garden, sushi
Korjaamo Culture Factory is the home of living urban culture located in an atmospheric and historical tram depot unit just a 190 meter walk from the apartment.
Listen to music events, have a fresh sushi (high in price but super quality and tasty), enjoy a glass of wine in the summer garden, watch a movie ...
Note! City bike stop available just outside the factory.
41 residents recomanen
Centre cultural Korjaamo
51 B TöölönkatuKorjaamo Culture Factory is the home of living urban culture located in an atmospheric and historical tram depot unit just a 190 meter walk from the apartment.
Listen to music events, have a fresh sushi (high in price but super quality and tasty), enjoy a glass of wine in the summer garden, watch a movie ...
Note! City bike stop available just outside the factory.